Paradise Found
A successful Parisian financier abandons comfort and family stability to become the radical painter he believes art demands.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- serious
- melancholic
- intimate
- art film evening
- historical drama night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Paul Gauguin leaves his successful finance career and comfortable Parisian life to devote himself to painting, damaging his family’s security in the process.
Gauguin’s commitment to revolutionizing art drives a downward spiral for Mette and their four children while he travels farther from them.
The narrative moves from 1880 Paris and Gauguin’s bourgeois professional life toward Tahiti, where artistic and personal transformation become intertwined.
The plot juxtaposes Parisian comfort with South Seas and jungle environments as Gauguin seeks the savage freedom he associates with artistic renewal.
Films like Paradise Found, and why
Pollock
shared biographical drama focus on an artist’s ambition, sacrifice, and conflict between creative vocation and personal relationships
Frida
shared painter-centered period drama concerned with artistic identity, romantic turmoil, and the costs of creative obsession
Camille Claudel
shared historical artist biography with lush locations, intimate relationships, and tension between convention and self-expression
Movie Details
- Director
- Mario Andreacchio
- Release Date
- 2003-01-01
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (32)
Cast
- Kiefer Sutherland
- Alun Armstrong
- Nastassja Kinski
- Thomas Heinze
- Chris Haywood
- Nicholas Hope
- Sarah Lina Brown
- Karel Bělohradský
- Jana Bittnerová
- Mick Corrigan
Common questions
- What is Paradise Found about?
- A successful Parisian financier abandons comfort and family stability to become the radical painter he believes art demands.
- What is Paradise Found like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Paradise Found as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Paradise Found violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Paradise Found.
- Which films are like Paradise Found?
- Films with a similar feel include Pollock, Frida, and Camille Claudel.
- How long is Paradise Found?
- Paradise Found runs 89 minutes.
